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02:00 What skills are companies prioritizing for the next 5 years?
05:00 Introducing Jessica Lackey, Demand Planning Director and Life Coach
06:25 Core competencies of a demand planner
07:20 Can soft skills be taught?
08:00 Getting data to show demand planners that lack of soft skills increases forecast error.
11:00 Developing teams based on core competencies
12:10 Book club for learning and shared language
14:45 Myers Briggs/strength finding 
16:34 Top 3 skills in 5 years time
18:15 Stop being a victim and take ownership of how to live your life
21:10 How forecasts can get more influence in the organization
24:25 Top 3 core competencies in demand planning from IBF research

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